GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1920, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CADLB ASSOCIATION] FLY ACROSS CANADA. VANCOUVER. Oct. 17, 'l'lic first, flight across Canady, the auspices of the Canadian Ail Bonrd began from Halifax on Oct. 7tls. and was successful}' completed by a relay ot planes and pilots being landed at Vancouver on the 17th, thus demonstrating the possibility of a regular servica during the summer, but the jpracticabui y is doubtful in winter, owing to delays on account of the weather. ■ MR HARDING’S, VIEWS. * WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. Speaking at St Louis, Mr Harding said “France has sent her spokesman, to me informally asking America in its new realisation of the situation to lead the way for an association of nations. If there is to be a League of Nations of -the world, it ought to be oue_ big enough and broad enough to take mall nations of the world, else one_group will organise and be arrayed against another. JAPAN’S DECISION. TOKIO, Oct. 16. , It is ■ announced that China after agreeing to -co-operate with Japan in tiie patrol of the Manchurian border, changed her decision. Japan therefore - will carry out her own patrol, retiring after ridding the country of bandits. RACING CAREER ENDED. NEW YORK, Oct. 17. Mr Riddle has announced definitely that bo has dcided that Man o’ War will never race again. AMERICAN, FLEET TOUR. WASHINGTON, October 17. It is reported the Navy Department contemplates to arrange for the American Pacific Fleet visit' to the South Sea ilslands and, ports .pf Austialia , and New Zealand, probably including Tasmania, during the summer of 1921. It is planned that the Atlantic Fleet shall visit ports on the east cost of South America and also possibly Capetown and other South African ports, joint manoeuvres by the two fleets will he held in Pacific in January and February 1921. It is anticipated the itineraries will greatly ' aid in. recruiting the depleted naval personnel. ROYAL HONORS. LONDON, Oct. 15. A fresh batch of the, British Empire Order are announced, viz.: Knight cd the Grand Cross, Sir Owen Cox (Chair man of the Overseas Shipping Com... mitte); Knight Commanders, Professor David (Sydney Geologist and Art.c Explorer); Arthur Richard Joynton- ■ Smith (ex-Lord Mayor of Sydney, and formerly a New Zealander). There are many honours being conferred in connection with the Prince of Wales tour. They include the staff and the Renown’s officers. In addition a number of minor honours of the Victorian Order are bestowed on Australians and New Zealanders, also on Brigadier Herbeit Lloyd, Comodore Dumaresq, Colonel. Thomas Dodds, who are made Commanders of the'Victorian Order. defender of liege. PARIS, October 17. The death is recorded of, General Leman, the famous Belgian soldier, who was the defender of Liege. Geneva Leman directed the garrison of I t Liege forts in putting up the fiist . - fective resistance to the onrush o e German armies at the start of the var The respite given the Allies by the 4efence of Liege proved of incalculab a value and ‘so impressed the Germans with the gallantry of General Leman na when heavy guns had at last demolished Lie«e fortress and General Leman emerged to surrender, his sword was returned to him by the enemy. koreanotatement. PEKIN, October lv. According to Korean statements, serious conflicts have occurred between the Koreans and the Japanese troops in the Schientac district in Manchuria The fighting resulted in the dentil of io Japanese, but how many Koreans were killed is not stated. Hie statement adds that the Japanese are-rushing more troops to' occupy the entire region. HUGE NOTE FORGERIES. LONDON, October 18. The “Doily Chronicle’s’’ 'Berlin correspondent states:—A large Berlin hank lias bought thousands of forged English Treasury pound notes. The j notes were bought in bundles, the top and bottom notes in each being genuine ones. The police searched for four weeks for the forgers, and finally they bscovered a gang of 18 Galicians, redhanded, at their printing press wall 8,000,000 forged English pouxid notes and 7,000,000 marks’ worth of forged German notes. There was also a large proportion of the same kind of genuine German notes, with which the bankbought the forged English notes. THE IVAR ON THE TRIBES. LONDON, Oct. 18. The British relief force that entered Samawah only did so after a six weeks siege,